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Chinese symbol for “symphony”

交响乐
jiāo xiǎng yuè
Traditional: 交響樂
symphony

The closest CC-CEDICT match for symphony is 交响乐 (jiāo xiǎng yuè), defined as: symphony.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

交 jiāo
to connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix
radical 8 ⼇ · 6 strokes
响 xiǎng
to make noise, to make sound; sound
radical 30 ⼝ · 9 strokes
乐 yuè
cheerful, happy, laughing; music
radical 4 ⼃ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “symphony”

WordPinyinMeaning
交响曲 (交響曲)jiāo xiǎng qǔsymphony

Related words

Other words that share a character with 交响乐.

WordPinyinMeaning
交易jiāo yìto deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal
交通jiāo tōngto be connected; traffic
交流jiāo liúto exchange; exchange
交换 (交換)jiāo huànto exchange; to swap
外交wài jiāodiplomacy; diplomatic
交给 (交給)jiāo gěito give; to deliver; to hand over
影响 (影響)yǐng xiǎnginfluence; effect
影响力 (影響力)yǐng xiǎng lìinfluence; impact
音乐 (音樂)yīn yuèmusic; 张 (zhāng),曲 (qǔ),段 (duàn)

See also: Japanese symbol for “symphony”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.